Elevated serum levels of estradiol, dihydrotestosterone, and inhibin B in adult males born small for gestational age

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1464-1469

  Allvin, Kerstin ^a,b   Ankarberg Lindgren, C ^a   Fors, H ^a   Dahlgren, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN B; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE FERTILITY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

RATTUS;

EID: 42049106612     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1743     Document Type: Article

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